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HYDERABAD: A 55-year-old woman healthcare worker in Telangana, who received the Covishield vaccine on January 19 died late on Saturday, the third such death in the state since the vaccine rollout, but authorities said the woman had co-morbidities.
So far, four such deaths have occurred in the twin states, with one reported from Andhra Pradesh and all four had received the vaccine on January 19.
Health authorities said the woman was given the vaccine on the afternoon on January 19 at a primary health centre at Kasipet in Mancherial.
“On January 29, she complained of shortness of breath and giddiness for which she was admitted to a hospital in Mancherial. She was later referred to Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) in Hyderabad on January 30 by 6 pm and she died a few hours later at 11 pm,” an official statement from the state health department said.
Updated Jan 25, 2021 | 12:33 IST
While one death was recorded from Warangal in Telangana, the other was from Guntur in Andhra, taking the toll to three. No vaccine linked to healthcare staff death in Telangana and Andhra: Officials | Photo Credit: AP
Hyderabad: Two healthcare staff died yesterday in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh days after they were provided the Covishield vaccine.
While one death was recorded from Warangal in Telangana, the other was from Guntur in Andhra, taking the toll to three since the vaccination drive began earlier this month in both the states. The deaths were not related to the vaccine and it was coincidental, according to authorities in both states.
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Tension mounted at the GGH with hundreds of ASHA workers, CITU members and activists staging a sit-in in front of the hospital, alleging the ASHA worker’s death was due to the advers effect of the vaccine. | Photo Credit:
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Family members, ASHA and CITU workers stage dharna at Government Hospital A frontline ASHA worker, B. Vijaya Lakshmi, 42, who took vaccination against COVID-19 on January 19, has reportedly died with fever and other symptoms at the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Guntur on January 24.
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